Bluegrass darter
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| name = Bluegrass darter
| image = Etheostoma jimmycarter 2.jpg
| taxon = Etheostoma jimmycarter
| authority = Layman & Mayden, 2012
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The bluegrass darter (Etheostoma jimmycarter) is a fish found in the Green River drainage in Kentucky and Tennessee.{{Fishbase|Etheostoma|jimmycarter|month=December|year=2019}}
It was named after the 39th president of the United States Jimmy Carter for his environmental leadership and accomplishments in the areas of national energy policy and wilderness protection, and his lifelong commitment to social justice and basic human rights. {{cite web| url = http://tnaci.blogspot.com/2012/11/new-fishes-named-after-us-leaders-three.html | title = New Fishes Named after U.S. Leaders, Three in Tennessee | accessdate = 29 September 2020 | date = 5 November 2012 | author = Bernie Kuhajda | work = TNACI Field Notes | publisher = Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute}}
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Category:Freshwater fish of the United States
Category:Taxa named by Steven R. Layman
Category:Taxa named by Richard L. Mayden
Category:Fish described in 2012
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